This is the first in a series of publications based on the work of the King's Fund Centre Nursing Development Units. Using interviews with managers, supervisors and staff this book describes the use of supervision in five different units and shows some of the different forms that supervision can take. Nurses talk about their experiences of supervising and being supervised, and about their perceptions of the benefits of supervision for themselves and for their units. Out of these case studies come practical guidelines to help those considering the implementation of supervision in their own units. The book also explores the need for supervision, and provides a summary of the literature and a bibliography.